I would have named the party I founded as the ‘Tea Party’ only that the prerequisites of a constitution, 100 members, Rs 10,000 and 100 affidavits on Rs 2 stamp papers are a bit too overwhelming for a chaiwallah like me.

If you think Tea Party is a funny name for a political party, check the little list below for the funniest of them all. I read through all the names of 6 national parties, 53 state parties and 1308 registered unrecognised political parties in India (a total of 1367 registered political parties in India) to come up with this list of 10 with the most amusing (if not hilarious) names for a political party.

Translates to ‘Stay Awake Party.’ Jagte raho is also the watchmen’s night cry to assure one another that they are on the job. Also I am quite amused to know of a road called Vasna Road in India. It may mean and pronounce something different but to dirty old men like me vasna is always equal to lust.

I know that India is a peninsula and there is also an ocean named after the country but cannot fathom the reason behind naming a party ‘Oceanic’. Also the party headquarters is no where near a waterbody, leave alone the ocean.

I have heard of Pitru Paksha (the fortnight of the ancestors) but am not sure about Putra Paksha. Putra refers to son, so I hope that this isn’t a party that doesn’t believe in celebrating the girl child. Maybe not, as the first part of their name translates to ‘All India Mother India’. Also not sure whether it is just a mother-son party (like some that we know) or something else, but amusing nevertheless.

I am all for what the name suggests. Abolish the ministers (they only watch porn anyway, not that watching porn is evil), bring in the secretary system that the United States has. Let the (unelected) experts handle the job and the MPs and MLAs will be able to focus more on law making. Till that happens, read the name again and chuckle.

1. The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India
Headquarters: Kabitirtha, Kabitanagar, P O Bongaon, District 24-Parganas (North) 743235, West Bengal

Can you beat this name? The second on the list doesn’t even come close to The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India. This is how parties should be named. The name has everything in it – man, religion, political, party, India and most importantly (and inexplicably) revolving.

Got a funnier Indian political party name? Drop them in the comments or as a tweet to @soumyadip.

And in case I am ejected from the Tea Party (as it sometimes happens with party founders), I will establish another – the Rave Party (All India).